Floodwaters damaged other homes in the Brazoria County area and residents were warned about water contamination.

"We are asking people to stay out of the floodwaters,” Sharon Tower, the county’s emergency management spokesperson, told the Houston Chronicle. “It is unsanitary; it's full of bacteria. A lot of people have septic systems that are being inundated with water and pushing contaminated water through the flood plain."

Aqua Dam’s products have been used in past floods and for reinforcing river and sea banks, according to their website.

They say the Aqua Dam can be used for up to a year in direct sunlight, but its lifespan is “indefinite."